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Campbell to coach PM for Piers Morgan appearance
Friday, 5 February 2010
Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell is to coach Gordon Brown ahead of his showpiece interview with Piers Morgan, he said yesterday.
Relief, positives and damage of NI breakthrough
Friday, 5 February 2010
David McKittrick: The talks went on for so long that the prevailing public mood turned into exasperation
MPs must repay £1.1m expenses
Thursday, 4 February 2010
The long-awaited review of House of Commons expenses lambasted the "deeply flawed" system at Westminster.
What MPs have been asked to repay
Thursday, 4 February 2010
These are the details of sitting MPs who were asked to repay expenses by Sir Thomas Legg, including those whose repayments were reduced or overturned on appeal:
Law change is dropped after Pope's opposition
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Churches argued proposals would restrict their ability to deny jobs to gay people and transsexuals, Harriet Harman confirmed
EU allies to show solidarity with Brown before election
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Leaders' visits designed to bolster PM's image amid fears a Conservative government would pursue isolationism
Minister regrets £42,000 expenses row
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Local government minister Barbara Follett described the expenses scandal as a "sad and sorry episode" today after being ordered to repay more than £40,000.
Ulster talks 'end with basis for deal'
Thursday, 4 February 2010
The announcement by Sinn Fein ends nearly two weeks of round-the-clock negotiations.
Iris Robinson claimed £1,600 for bed on expenses
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Scandal-hit MP forced to pay back £500 by audit review
Tory MP Anne Main ordered to repay £7,100 after flat probe
Thursday, 4 February 2010
A Conservative MP was ordered to repay £7,100 and apologise in writing today after a parliamentary investigation into her claims for second home allowances on a flat where her daughter was living.
Peter Robinson urged to publish legal advice
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson has faced calls to publish legal advice clearing him of breaching his code of office.
Cameron: No new gay rights under the Tories
Thursday, 4 February 2010
No new legislation is needed to protect gay people, David Cameron has insisted, in an interview discussing his voting record on gay rights.
MPs and expenses: final damning verdict
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Nigel Morris: The reputation of British politicians will receive a fresh body blow today as the Commons expenses auditor accuses them of deliberately creating a culture of dishonesty at Westminster.
Johann Hari grills David Cameron over gay rights
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Once upon a time, the Tory party set its face gainst gay rights. In the Cameron era, all that's changed. Or has it?
Clarke calls for Gordon Brown to raise taxes
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Tax increases need to form part of Gordon Brown's strategy for dealing with Britain's deficit if he wants voters to believe that he will repair the economy, a former cabinet minister said last night.
Robinson back as First Minister
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Democratic Unionist leader Peter Robinson resumed his role as Northern Ireland's First Minister last night, saying he had been cleared of breaching his code of office over the financial scandal surrounding his wife.
'Cleared' Robinson resumes First Minister role
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Under-pressure DUP leader Peter Robinson resumed his role as Northern Ireland's First Minister tonight after saying he had been cleared of breaching his code of office over the financial scandal surrounding his wife, Iris.
Blair 'used Iraq evidence for smears'
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Michael Savage: One of the former Prime Minister’s most senior diplomats, Sir Christopher Meyer, said that turning on critics was the 'modus operandi' of the administration.
Rules on MPs' expenses set to be rebuffed
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Sir Thomas Legg's handling of the review is expected to be called into question by the senior judge who has been considering appeals
Osborne tries to win back trust after 'wobble' on spending cuts
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Shadow Chancellor says safeguarding Britain's credit rating will be his priority
Brown 'guillotined' defence budget
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Defence chiefs had to cut projects for helicopters, warships and Nimrod spy planes, the Iraq inquiry heard today.
Crackdown on legal aid will hit expats
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
British citizens living abroad are to be barred from claiming legal aid in England and Wales as part of a cost-cutting crackdown unveiled by the Government today.
Andrew Grice: Cameron fights back
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
David Cameron needed a good performance at Prime Minister's Questions today after Gordon Brown got the better of him in their recent weekly joust.
Voting reform plan faces Tory resistance
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Government seeks Commons approval for referendum
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6 Top economists call for rapid deficit cut
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